Author Archives: Mark Wells

A Pulled Pork Benefit Dinner and Auction for Paul & Jackie Tannahill will be held this Saturday (February 8th) from 4pm to 7pm at the Johnsonville Ruritan Building. BBQ pulled pork sandwiches will...

Edwards County High School FFA Chapter performed very well at Section 23 Proficiency Awards Judging held yesterday (Tuesday) at Mt. Carmel High School. First Place winners moving on to the next round ...

Fairfield Lady Mules Basketball tonight as the Lady Mules travel to Hamilton County. JV game tips off at 6pm. HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING FROM WEDNESDAY: Fairfield Mules wrestlers go 2-0 for the night. Team...

Charlene L. "Chuckie" Faris, age 87, of Flora, Illinois, passed away peacefully in her sleep after an extended illness on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. She was born on December 7, 1937, in Rafetown, Jasp...

Brian Edward Dennis, age 43, of Terre Haute, Indiana, and formerly of Flora passed away January 25, 2025. He was born September 9, 1981, in Fairfield, the son of Cheri (Laughlin) Wildbur of Flora and ...

Bill W. Perkins, age 87, died January 5, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas., surrounded by his family. He was born on February 17, 1937, to Mary Elizabeth Byford Perkins and William Gilbert Perkins on his fami...

Dorothy "Dotty" Mehalek age 59 and a resident of Dahlgren, IL. passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Dotty was born on August 11, 1964. She was a dau...

Seven area residents made their appearance in Wayne County Circuit Court Tuesday before Judge, Denton Aud.   48-year-old Eddie Brooks Jr. of Cisne pled guilty to a charge of Unlawful Possession o...

Illinois State Police has been called in to investigate a traffic accident after one person was found dead in a vehicle that had crashed Tuesday morning during a police pursuit in Murphysboro. Accordi...

The Hope Center in Albion presents Comedy Night set for Saturday, February 22nd at 6pm at the Little Prairie Christian Church East of Albion. The night will feature clean comedy for adult and teens an...